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Koinos

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2. Juan Cole says that in his first paragraph.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 17, 2015, 05:55 PM

Nov 2015

Some half of US governors have announced their opposition to their states taking in Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks. Although they can bother refugees, they can’t actually dictate to people who are here legally where they can live. But anyway, here are the reasons for which these announcements are a form of political hysteria and not grounded in any rational policy considerations:

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"Top 10 Reasons Governors are Wrong to Exclude Syrian Refugees" [View all] Koinos Nov 2015 OP

#1 - They don't have the authority. nt Xipe Totec Nov 2015 #1

Juan Cole says that in his first paragraph. Koinos Nov 2015 #2

Hey, the Saudis funded 9-11 and the U.S. decimated Iraq. Same reasoning. nt valerief Nov 2015 #3

Yep, the perpetrators were European nationals and weren't Syrian refugees. Koinos Nov 2015 #4

That's how the U.S. rolls apparently. Gotta beef up the enemy to valerief Nov 2015 #6

The GOP is once again using fear tactics to gain a political edge npk Nov 2015 #5

Yep, I remember all the fear-mongering "code red" terrorist alarms before Bush's reelection. Koinos Nov 2015 #7

? ryan_cats Nov 2015 #8

Yep, that's how it works. Koinos Nov 2015 #9

The ones starting now won't get in for at least 18 months, more like 2 yrs uppityperson Nov 2015 #11

k&r uppityperson Nov 2015 #10